Original Gamer Podcast

Michael Koretzky, Society of Professional Journalists region 3 director, had a busy summer. For months, he received abuse on both side of the #Gamergate argument when planning his event, Airplay, and to have the event end early due to a bomb threat. Michael also talks about the SPJ Kunkel Awards, the recent SXSW controversy and the recent situation at the University of Missouri.

Most pro gamers are sponsored by some company or eSports team. In the past year, a handful of players are actually sponsored by other players. R/Kappa is a subreddit for those that enjoy fighting game streams, and in the past year, they've sponsored players from around the world to carry the Kappa flag. Subbreddit moderator and team manager, Dr. Mike Gomez, explains how he took over operations and was able to get some of the best players in the world to play for Team Kappa.

For months, the Gamergate debate has carried on, and now there's a plan for an official debate. Michael Koretzky, region 3 director for the Society of Professional Journalists, is organizing a special event to talk about Gamergate and ethics.

Harlem and O.G. go over some of the big news happening in the industry this holiday season. O.G. talks about The Evil Within while Harlem breaks down why WWE 2K15 is a disappointment. Then there's a little wrap up of what's going on with #Gamergate.

If you haven't heard, there's a war going on in gaming. Gamergate has changed the gaming community into a literal civil war with gamers battling against gamers. Enter Jordan Owen and the project he's working on, "The Sarkeesian Effect." Jordan explains about the project, where it originated from and how he's involved in this latest drama.

It's a busy two weeks. First up is SGC 2014 in Dallas where O.G. is gong to be compete in the Iron Man of Gaming. Then the following week is San Japan 7 where the Original Gamer crew is hosting two panels. Finally, O.G. and Harlem talk about the fast approaching PAX South.

Summer is here and so comes the slow months of gaming. Harlem and O.G. talk about Mario Kart 8, the July game of PlayStation Plus, and what's going on with PS Now. They also talk about the latest Feminist Frequency video, the Senran Kagura Burst 2 drama and the Top 5 Fake Video Game Controversies of the first half of 2014.

E3 has come and gone, and the boys are talking about what was shown. After the E3 talk, they go into the recent controversies involving Assassin's Creed: Unity, Rainbow Six: Siege, and the latest Feminist Frequency video.

With E3 a week away and none of the staff attending, Harlem and O.G. discuss what may happen at this year's E3. The two also talk about the Slender Man stabbings, Glenn Beck being wrong about Watch Dogs and some of the recent announcements already made.

Harlem makes his way back to the Original Gamer Podcast. In a podcast that was unfortunately cut short, O.G. and Harlem talk about the latest controversies with Mario Party and Tomadachi Life, what games they're playing and why Harlem took so long to jump on PlayStation Plus.

Mike is back on the podcast and he has a word that he wants to take back. Mike and O.G. talk about the latest drama in the industry including Deep Down being male only, a BioWare developer blaming homophobia for the BioWare hate and the Titanfall beta.

2014 has arrived so itâ€™s time for a new podcast. O.G. is flying solo, again, talking about his top 5 games of 2013. Then he breaks down the Microsoft paying Letâ€™s Play YouTubers controversy, the journalist that sexually harassed a developer, and Nintendoâ€™s financial problems.

During our little break, we bought a new domain. We are officially OriginalGamer.com, no dash needed. Mike and O.G. talk about this new revelation, all the Steam announcements, GTA V, and a couple of assholes at Gamestop.

Mike and O.G. have a long talk about the current news in gaming and games journalism. We end it with Anita Sarkeesian finally getting her time to shine in the â€œAnd Then Thereâ€™s This Assholeâ€¦â€ segment.

Mike and O.G. didnâ€™t go to PAX Prime this year, but that doesnâ€™t stop them from talking about it. The asshole this week is a site that decided to copy and paste an article written by O.G., something that surprises even him.

Mike and O.G. recap what happened at San Japan 6 including some very rude karaoke people. Then some news from gamescom where Sony dropped a few bombs. This week we feature a delusional assholes from Videogamer.com.

Mike and O.G. talk about collusion in fighting games that leads to an argument about fighting games tournament. Then the guys discuss the latest claims of sexism in gaming that includes Dragonâ€™s Crown, Project X Zone, and Anita Sarkeesian. We end with this weekâ€™s asshole who is one of the most dominant players in the fighting game community who is a complete asshole.

What started off as a joke has now become the best two button fighting game ever. Adam â€œKeitsâ€ Hearts spends some time to talk about how Divekick came to be, the process of releasing an indie game, and his upcoming tournament, the Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9.

The FU Clan was one of the dominant clans in SOCOM 1 and 2. More than a decade later, most of the clan is still together. O.G. and several clanmates go over the history and share some war stories of the days before competitive gaming.

Three years ago, I was looking for a celebrity to interview for the site. One of the only celebrities that replied back to me was comedian Robert Kelly. A veteran comedian, Robert Kelly has been on tour with Dane Cook, a regular at the famous Comedy Cellar in New York City, made guest appearances on the Opie and Anthony Show, and the host of the You Know What Dude Podcast on the RiotCast Network.

While doing a four day stop at the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club here in San Antonio, I was able to spend some time with Kelly to talk more about gaming.

O.G. and Eduardo discuss the upcoming plans for San Japan Mach 5, San Antonio's biggest anime con. From Gliese Games, William McGarity talks about his new game, 2012, and the special in-game surprise that involves O.G. Finally, our asshole of the week is the nerdiest asshole ever.

Screwattack.com's boss, Stuttering Craig, returns to the podcast to discuss the Kickstarter for the Screwattack Gaming Convention. Craig reveals why they started a Kickstarter, what happened at previous SGCs to require a Kickstarter, and responds to the criticism over the project.

Fighting game commentator extraordinaire returns to the podcast to discuss Evo 2012. We talk about the performance of certain players, the exciting matches, and what's the future for the fighting game genre.

I had a chance to catch a screening of Indie Game: The Movie at SXSW this year, and as you can tell by my review, I really enjoyed the movie. Since then, the movie has been released receiving positive responses from the gaming community. The filmmakers, James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot, were able to take some time out from their busy schedule to discuss the making of the movie.

In a few days, BioWare is going to release Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut to give some insight on what really happened to Commander Shepard. Julian, from CleverNoob, is the man behind "The Indoctrination Theory - A Documentary," and he'll explain why he feels that it's the true ending. We also discuss how he came across the theory, what he thought of the initial ending, his hopes for the Extended Cut, and what he plans on revealing in "The Indoctrination Theory - A Documentary Part 2."

Last week, a video of a Halo 4 multiplayer match was leaked. On the video was the name "MTW" or better known as Justin May. Justin May made big news 2 years ago with an attempted theft of a game at Pax East that resulted in his arrest. We talk with Justin about how he got the Halo 4 beta, what his ties are to the video, and is this all a big viral campaign.

Fighting game veteran and owners of Austin's Arcade UFO, Ryan "Fubarduck" Harvey, spends some time to talk about how his arcade is doing, his role in working with Japanese players, and his new gig as a MLG commentator.

After two years of policing the internet for bad video game journalism, Ben Paddon has decided to give it up. Ben explains what influenced his decision, what he thinks of the major changes happening in video game journalism right now, and his future projects like Portscenter.

O.G and Eduardo have returned for another podcast. O.G. talks about his time in Austin for the GDC Online. The guys go over how the Extra Life marathon went. A special asshole gets spotlighted one last time. Plus more talk about women in gaming, and how some men are obsessed with trying to say everything is sexist.

Zaid Tabani aka the Red Rapper is your modern day Renaissance man. He's a champion rapper, a documentary filmmaker, and he can throwdown in fighting games. Red Rapper talks about his time doing rap battles, his documentary about the fighting game scene, and his thoughts about fighting games.

Eduardo and O.G. are back on the podcast to go over San Japan and how Video Game Jeopardy turned out. Then about the Gamestop debacle regarding Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Also, another segment of "And then there's this asshole..." featuring a writer from RockPaperShotgun.com.

The big chief of Screwattack.com, Stuttering Craig, is back on the show to talk about what happened to SGC 2011, why the Iron Man of Gaming is heading to Neko Con, and what the hell are they planning over at Screwattack.

This week features a new segment for the podcast called "And then there's this asshole..." Try to get who the asshole will be. Chris, Eduardo, and O.G. also go over the 3DS price drop news, the hate over Capcom and the Distant Worlds Houston concert.

Mr. Wizard is not only one of the guys behind Evo Championship Series, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, but he's also the man behind Shoryuken.com. A week before Evo 2011, he comes on podcast to talk about the past, present and future of fighting games and Evo.

It's the site's 3 year anniversary, and Chris, Eduardo and O.G. go over the Texas ComicCon that they attended, the decision from Supreme Court strikingdown the California mature video game law, the anti-streaming bill that's in Congress, and a quick review of Duke Nukem Forever. O.G. then goes on, not just one, but two rants. One rant about how he's a gamer, not a geek. The other about the 2 losers that almost caused the site to not make it to 3 years.

Almost 2 months ago, Carey aka The RPG Fanatic posted a video response to the Clan of Gray Wolf's Lufia II review that had a portion of it dedicated to the argument if the terms JRPGs was racist. Since then, a complete flame war has been happening all over the internets between Asalieri and The RPG Fanatic. They came to talk it out on only one show, The Original Gamer Podcast. Unfortunately, they forgot to do the whole "talking" thing.

E3 2011 has come and gone so it's time to talk about how it was this year. O.G., Eduardo and Chris talk about the press conferences, games on the floor, and why the hell were there so many students at a "trade show?"

Asalieri has taken it upon himself to review the reviewers on YouTube. The Irate Gamer, Angry Joe and even the Angry Video Game Nerd have all felt the sting of his criticism. Even friend of the site, The RPG Fanatic, was a target leading to a YouTube war that has gone to a new level. O.G. talks with Asalieri about his videos and his beef with the RPG Fanatic.

The PSP is on its final leg, and O.G. professes his love for his favorite portable system. We also talk about the PSN store still being down, how DLC has gotten lame, and what were the surprises/disappointments so far this year.

Keits is not just the Editor-in-Chief of Shoryuken.com or one of the most well known fighting game commentators out there, but he also is putting together one of the biggest tournaments in the U.S. called the Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament. The kicker of this tournament is that he started this series back in 1997. Keits takes some time to discuss his rise to Editor-in-Chief of Shoryuken.com, his start in commentating, the latest happenings in fighting games, and what's in store for those coming to Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 7.

Ultradavid is not just a commentator for fighting games, but he's also an attorney with a firm that focuses on video games. He sits down to talk about his jump into commentating, his articles regarding certain legal issues in the video game industry, and his thoughts on the recent Justin Wong incident.

Focus: A Documentary follows the life of pro gamer, Mike Ross, and the guy behind the camera is Steve Hwang. Steve spends some time talking about when he first met Mike Ross, why he came up with the idea of the movie, and how everything seemed to work out almost perfectly.

Chris Gold and Gnarblast, from Nerfedgamer.com and JayJay from J4YX2.com come on the podcast to talk about some big tournaments coming up. We also can't have a podcast with Chris Gold on it without letting him know that we all hate him... a lot.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing two men from across the pond. The first is Jim Sterling of Destructoid.com, who has become a household name in the gaming community. Jim has many fans, and a lot of people who just hate his guts. One of those people just might be a bloke by the name of Ben Paddon. Ben's love for gaming spawned a site that points out the crap coming from the so-called video game press called "Game Journalists are Incompetent Fuckwits." Well, we've got them both on the Original Gamer podcast so they can finally say whatâ€™s they've been holding in for so long. Get ready for a no-holds barred discussion filled with vulgarity, cheap shots, and very little from yours truly. Sit back, relax and listen in awe at the filth that comes from the mouths of these two Brits.

We ended 2010 with one half of the Extra Credits crew, Daniel Floyd, and now we start 2011 with the other half, James Portnow. A veteran of the games industry, James gives his take on the industry from someone that actually works in the industry itself.

What started off as as a class project for Daniel Floyd has now become a major web series at the Escapistmagazine.com. Extra Credits has been dissecting the industry and giving some great insight of what works or what needs to change. We talk about the beginnings, the controversies, and about the trends in the industry.

Probably the most outspoken, usually filled with expletives, competitive gamer in the world, Aris has been a dominant player in Soul Caliber and Tekken. We discuss the highs and lows of the Tekken series, and how Aris fits in all this fighting game business.

Gamers everywhere have been calling out some of the crap gaming journalism that has become the norm. One man took it upon himself to display that crap for everyone to see, and that man is Ben Paddon of Game Journalists are Incompetent Fuckwits. Little spoiler, I am called a fuckwit in this podcast, try to find out why.

James Chen is not just a commentator for the Level Up Series and most of the most popular streams featuring Street Fighter, but he's also been around the fighting game scene since it's inception back with Street Fighter 2. We discuss it all including the beginning of his love affair with Street Fighter, his well-known roommate Justin Wong, and his start with stream commentating.

Evo has come and gone proving to be the most exciting event for competitive gaming. While many saw the stream, there are many questions people still have about the event. What happened to Justin Wong with him not making the Top 8? Why Adam Sessler was commentating? What the hell happened to the stream the last minute!? We speak with the man that was there for it all, fighting game commentator, Skisonic.

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